The Caldwell Commentaries Podcast
Religion & Spirituality
John 7:32-53
Jesus stood in the Temple, raising His voice to people who thought He could not possibly be the Messiah because they "knew" His origin (birthplace and parentage), but they were wrong. He gave repeated claims to His Deity (7:28, 29), which enraged the religious rulers, especially when many people did believe Jesus was Who He claimed to be. The Jews felt it was time to send for the Temple guard to arrest Him. In this lesson, the Lord spoke a prophecy to the religious rulers, "Ye shall seek Me and shall not find Me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come" (7:34). They sarcastically said among themselves that he must be going among the Gentiles, for they would not "lower" themselves to associated with Gentiles.
John recorded the events of the last day of the Feast of Taberncaldes. We talk a lot about the rituals and ceremonies involved in celebrating this feast and how Jesus used them to point to Himself as the Fulfillment - for example - of the Rock smitten by Moses in the wilderness out from which flowed life-giving water! He said, "If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink. He that believeth on Me as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" (7:37, 38).
There were three kinds of responses to His words - some heeded it; some hindered it; and others hated it. Interestingly, the Temple officers sent by the Sanhedrin Council to arrest Jesus did not arrest Him; instead they returned to the Council with this testimony, "Never man spake like this man" (7:46)! Then, too, one of their own Council members spoke up in defense of Jesus! His name was Nicodemus! This is a great lesson! Lots of "meat".
Life of Christ Lesson 156: The Hatred of the World
Life of Christ Lesson 155: The Love of the Lord
Life of Christ Lesson 154: The Vine and Branches - Part II
Life of Christ Lesson 153: The Vine and Branches - Part I
Life of Christ Lesson 152: The Promised Peace!
Life of Christ Lesson 151: The Promised Paraclete {Four Wonderful Promises Concerning the Holy Spirit}
Life of Christ Lesson 150: Christ and the Father {Including What it Means to Pray in Jesus’ Name}
Life of Christ Lesson 149b: True Comfort for Troubled Hearts - Part II
Life of Christ Lesson 149a: True Comfort for Troubled Hearts - I
Life of Christ Lesson 148: Lord’s Supper in Light of Passover - Part II
Life of Christ Lesson 147: Lord’s Supper in Light of Passover - Part I
Life of Christ Lesson 146: Passover Predictions {Sifting, Scattering, Crowing}
Life of Christ Lesson 145: ”And It Was Night”
Life of Christ Lesson 144: Traitor at the Table
Life of Christ Lesson 143: Teaching in a Towel {Humility & Servanthood}
Life of Christ Lesson 142: Preparing the Passover {Judas’ Betrayal}
Life of Christ Lesson 141: Broken and Spilled Out
Life of Christ Lesson 140: Olivet Discourse - Part X {Parable of Sheep and Goats}
Life of Christ Lesson 139: Olivet Discourse - Part IX {Parable of Ten Virgins} - How Jewish Wedding Customs Support a Pre-Tribulation Rapture
Life of Christ Lesson 138: Olivet Discourse - Part VIII {Parable of the Fig Tree}
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